A Somerset man nabbed for a third OUI arrest is being held without bail after his arraignment in Taunton District Court on Thursday.

Domingos J. Vieira, 48, of 861 Whet Stone Hill, was ordered held for up to 60 days after bail was revoked in connection to an open drunken-driving case out of Fall River District Court.

He was also held on $500 bail after his arrest Wednesday night on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol, third offense, driving on a suspended license and failure to wear a seat belt.

Vieira additionally had a previous bail of $250 revoked in connection to his arrest on charges of assault and battery and resisting arrest.

Taunton police said they caught up with Vieira around 10 p.m. after the dispatch officer broadcast a be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) warning.

Patrolman Mark Brady reported that when he pulled up behind Vieira on Cohannet Street, he observed Vieira’s Toyota RAV4 not only cross the center line five times, but also roll through the four-way stop at Cohannet and Highland streets.

Brady says that when he activated his cruiser’s blue lights, the SUV “jerked sharply” onto the road’s shoulder, almost hit a utility pole and then swerved back and forth before coming to a stop.

The officer noted that the driver’s side seat belt buckle and a two-foot section of belt were dangling from the vehicle.

Brady said he had to knock on the window to get the driver’s attention, and that when Vieira rolled the window down, Brady immediately detected a strong odor of alcohol.

Vieira, Brady said, calmly took his friend’s driver’s license and handed it to the officer, who, in turn, explained that it was Vieira’s license he needed.

Brady said Vieira wasn’t able to provide his vehicle’s registration, but, with the officer’s assistance, was able to find his driver’s license, which Brady subsequently learned was suspended.

A computer check indicated Vieira previously had been found responsible in two OUI court cases for drunken driving, Brady said.

Vieira’s eyes were glassy, his speech slurred and he had to lean on the car to avoid falling down, Brady said.

Vieira allegedly refused to take a field sobriety test, stating that “I will take no test.”

He also, when booked at police headquarters, would not submit to a blood-alcohol breath test.

Massachusetts law stipulates that anyone refusing a first breath test faces an automatic 180-day license suspension; the second time around, the suspension is for three years.

In the event of a third refusal, the suspension lasts five years. A driver’s license can be suspended for life in the Bay State when someone has been arrested four times for OUI and refuses a Breathalyzer.

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Brady’s report also noted that Vieira’s passenger, who was not arrested or cited, had a revoked driver’s license.